| Mycobacterium colombiense | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetes |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
| Species: | M. colombiense
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| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacterium colombiense Murcia et al. 2006, CIP 108962
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Mycobacterium colombiense is a species of the phylum Actinomycetota (Gram-positive bacteria with high guanine and cytosine content, one of the dominant phyla of all bacteria), belonging to the genus Mycobacterium. The species can act opportunistically and infect immunocompromised humans, creating symptoms similar to other respiratory mycobacterial infections.[1]
Etymology: colombiense, pertaining to Colombia, the South American country where the strains were first isolated.
Type strain
[edit]10B = CECT 3035 = CIP 108962 = DSM 45105
References
[edit]- ^ Maya-Hoyos, Milena; Leguizamón, John; Mariño-Ramírez, Leonardo; Soto, Carlos Y. (2015). "Sliding Motility, Biofilm Formation, and Glycopeptidolipid Production in Mycobacterium colombiense Strains". BioMed Research International. 2015 419549. doi:10.1155/2015/419549. ISSN 2314-6141. PMC 4477443. PMID 26180799.
- MURCIA,M., et al. 2006. Mycobacterium colombiense sp. nov., a novel member of the Mycobacterium avium complex and description of MAC-X as a new ITS genetic variant. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2049–2054.
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